The cost of bus tokens to Great Milton pensioners has doubled to £1,600 over the last two years and is one of the reasons the parish council is raising its precept -- the money it gets from South Oxfordshire District Council to run its affairs -- from £8,000 to £8,500 for the 2002-2003 tax year.
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The Bishop of Dorchester, the Rt Rev Colin Fletcher, will conduct a service on Sunday, February 24, at 6pm, to rededicate Great Milton church bells and bless the restoration work done in the benefice, which includes Great Haseley and Little Milton.
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Cherwell Vale Primary Care Trust will appoint a specialist nurse for Parkinson's Disease sufferers. The move follows years of campaigning and fundraising by the local branch of the Parkinson's Disease Society. The job will be advertised soon
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An 18-year-old killed himself by climbing a tree and hanging himself with a belt, an inquest in Oxford heard. Martin O'Connor's body was found next to the A44, close to his home in New Road, Woodstock, on April 14 last year.
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Wallingford camera club is looking for new members. The club, which meets on Thursday evenings at the Portcullis Club, in Goldsmiths Lane, has organised a series of talks and competitions relating to photography. For details, call 01865 407272.
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